I LOVE LOCAL Open City HALIFAX

Be sure to explore Halifax on May 12-13.  Get out and try something new, and maybe learn something you didn’t know about our city.  There will be restaurants doing take-out from their kitchens, museum discounts, demos and free stuff at local shops, live music and free parking at pay & display lots.  Check out the full list here.

MCA, August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012

MCA from the Beastie Boys, aka Adam Yauch, passed away last week.  He had been in a fight with cancer since 2009.  The Beastie Boys were a huge influence on millions, and that’s a understatement.  Fuck, when So Watcha Want came out, myself and my crew of friends were just clones of the Beastie Boys.  Beanie, baggy jeans, retro tee and a web belt was our uniform.  The first time I ever heard the Beastie Boys I was 11, camping in my cousin Darren’s backyard in Bay Roberts Newfoundland (random).  Things were never the same…

These guys also skated and snowboarded a ton, check out MCA ripping in AK.

Here is a dope mix of the Beastie Boys from DJ M ROCK.

Thank you MCA (as well as Mike D and Ad-Rock).

“WellI’m brewing up rhymes like I was using a still
I’ve got an old school flow like mike mcgill” - MCA

Surf’s Up Here Canada East Coast

VICE Canada and Red Bull want to let you in on a little secret that a select few have always known, that when it comes to chasing waves, Canada’s massive coastline actually rules.

This video features one of our favorite locals Nico Manos, and the Jersey Shore’s Sam Hammer.  Appearances as well by local fellas Scotty Sherin and Julian Crick.  Meet the East Coast Cast of Surf’s Up Here Canada.  Be sure to catch Episode One and Two.

Burton Riders Flipping Out

Doing a flip is one thing, but doing one while trying to ride through a snowball gauntlet is another. The crew of Mark Sollors, Mikey Rencz, Jussi Oksanen and Jeremy Jones take some time to mess around, throw some snow and flip out on a bump while filming in the Whistler backcountry last season.

Jordan Bennett…Straight Outta Stephenville?!?

Check this article on Newfoundland west coaster, snowboarder and artist Jordan Bennett.  We first met Jordan slangin skateboards and stuff at Sideways Boardshop in Corner Brook years ago.  Stay tuned for more from Jordan!  Newfies secretly run the world! (The skateboard truck is carved from Moose antler, so fuckin cool!)